Keeping with the idea that donating your time and money this holiday season is the right thing to do, Ugly Betty star America Ferrara is donating her time in Africa this holiday.
After she spends time with her family during the Christmas holiday, America is headed to Mali to donate her time with Save the Children. As the Education Ambassador, she will be giving children and families books as well as visiting schools that the charity is in the process of building. She has held this position for the past 2 years.
How She Feels About Being An “Education Ambassador”
“It’s strange to be an ‘Education Ambassador’ when these children lack such basic need like food and shelter,” says Ferrera. “The line gets blurred between providing education and helping provide for these needs. Really, my goal is to help promote a healthier environment for these children where they can get education and have better lives.”
What Inspires Her to Help the Children
“The reason I care so much about this is that I’ve witnessed for myself the concrete difference that their [Save the Children's] work makes between the child that has been helped and the one next door who hasn’t,” says Ferrera. “They hold their head higher, make eye contact and have more confidence in themselves. It’s incredible to see the difference that education makes.”
For more information you can visit SaveTheChildren.org
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